The subterranean environment is relatively sparsely inhabited by fauna, but Slovenia has and exceptional position in the relative richness of subterranean fauna. A pilot survey of the subterranean fauna revealed a higher than average number of sites worth protecting. Based on a detailed survey of cave beetles, we developed the means (GIS and statistic methods) for an objective evaluation of local richness deserving special protection. Pseudotroglophilic bats are important for the ecological balance outside caves and as vectors of nutrients for troglobionts. A detailed survey of bat roosts.
F.16 Improvements to an existing information system/databases
COBISS.SI-ID: 2094927Subject editor (B. Sket) for Annelida (mainly Oligochaeta and Hirudinea). The importance of the journal is demonstrated by the following information: 1488 papers in issues 1967-2326 in 2009; 28858 pages in 2009; Number of new taxa published: 219 of Annelida; Zootaxa's impact factor for 2008 is 0.740, according to Journal of Citation Reports.
C.04 Editorial board of an international magazine
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